Shilowa explains G Link
Thursday, 15 May 2008 00:00
Written by Leon Engelbrecht
Not "reinventing the wheel" GAUTENG'S broadband project, variously known as Gauteng Link (G Link) or Blue Umbrella, is not a R35 billion attempt to reinvent the wheel, says premier Mbhazima Shilowa. Rather, it is a measured move to integrate existing private and public networks to the benefit of all.

Kuun says about six years ago the municipality realised the infrastructure could be used as a medium for data communication and that it was sitting on an asset of great value, but this remained a well- kept secret because of Telkom’s monopoly.

So they realized they could use their fiber in 1999. Six years later they has this article. And not it is 7 years later once again. So 13 years of wasted opportunity.

ROFL I'm sure this statement is in response to the DA statement last week. Don't they realise yet that you actually are supposed to do the things you say you will be doing, you can't simply say things because it sounds good. oh wait....

Skerminkel's rules for the evaluation of politicians' promises:
1. Any promise without the name of the person who will resign when the promise does not realise will not realise.
2. The probability of success of the promise increases proportionally with the level of seniority of the person named in (1), until it reaches the first political appointee. From there it decreases proportionally to zero for the president of the day.